Lord Davies of Oldham: Details of the United Kingdom's gross contributions after taking account of the abatement, the amount paid to the EC Budget, public sector receipts and net contributions to the EC Budget in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 can be found in Table 3 (page 46) of the European Community Finances White Paper (Cm 6770) published inMay 2006.

Lord Davies of Oldham: The Government's estimate of total UK gambling stake, which is broadly equivalent to turnover for the gambling sector, is set out in the following table.
	
		
			 UK Gambling Stake 2001-02-2005-06 (£ million) 
			 Financial Year Total Stake 
			 2001-02 52,561 
			 2002-03 63,394 
			 2003-04 77,916 
			 2004-05 92,496 
			 2005-06 91,516 
			 Source: HMRC bulletins, Gaming Board, Gambling Commission Annual Reports, DCMS estimates.

Lord Rooker: In the past year, the computer systems at the Northern Ireland Office have not been compromised by any malicious programs (such as worms, viruses, etc).
	A health check of the Northern Ireland Office's CONFIDENTIAL network, including penetration testing, was carried out in the past four months. Overall, the technical security of the network was adjudged to be of a high standard. Any technical vulnerabilities which were uncovered are being addressed in ongoing plans.
	Information risk and assurance issues form a key item of the departmental risk register and is considered by departmental management every six months.

Lord Rooker: The Official Group on Organophosphates is chaired by the Chief Veterinary Officer and has membership from:
	Cabinet Office; Defra: Environmental Protection Strategy Division and Defra legal advisers; Department of Health (including legal advisers);Food Standards Agency; Health and Safety Executive;Health Protection Agency;Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; Ministry of Defence;National Assembly for Wales Agriculture Department; Office of Science and Technology;Pesticides Safety Directorate;Scottish Executive Environment, Rural Affairs Department; Scottish Executive Health Department;Veterinary Medicines Directorate who also provide the secretariat.
	The group last met on 19 April 2005. The secretariat has recently begun preparations for the next meeting, which is likely to be held during the summer. The complete agenda has yet to be confirmed. However, it will include a review of completed research projects and consideration of a summary paper which will be presented to the Committee on Toxicology for their advice on the way forward. We anticipate receiving this advice in autumn 2007.

Lord Rooker: As I am sure the noble Lord is aware, it is the longstanding policy of the Government not to comment on matters of intelligence or individual cases.

Lord Davies of Oldham: HMRC published annual estimates of the level of MITC fraud alongside the 2006 Pre-Budget Report, in Measuring Indirect Tax losses—2006, which is available from the House of Lords Library or from HMRC website.
	These estimates showed that the scale of attempted MTIC fraud in the UK grew rapidly in 2005-06 to between £3.5 billion and £4.75 billion; with an associated negative impact on VAT receipts during the year of between £2 billion and £3 billion.